Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Thiès
latin=Dioecesis Thiesinus
country=Senegal
metropolitan=Dakar
rite=Latin Rite
area= 9,053
population= 2,000,150
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 44,812
catholics_percent= 2.2
bishop=Jacques Sarr
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès {Latin: "Thiesin(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Thiès in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
History
* February 6, 1969: Established as Diocese of Thiès from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
pecial churches
* The cathedral is Cathédrale Sainte Anne in Thiès.
Leadership
* Bishops of Thiès (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jacques Sarr (since 1986.10.17)
** Bishop François-Xavier Dione (1969.02.06 – 1985.02.04)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Senegal
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/thie0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dthie.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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